it's all right this is "nightline." >> tonight, caution on craigslist. a young woman left in a coma after an alleged roommate attack. >> when they found her, barely breathing. >> the risk behind the screen. >> the internet has been great but it also provides another avenueueor baduys to make us victims. >> can connecting on craigs list sometimelead to tragic consequences? >> she broke the bottle over my head then stabbed it into my head. "black-ish" has confronted controversial topics before. >> i don't get what the big deal is, my friends use the "n" word

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thank you for joining us. in the 20 years since its launch, craigslist has grown from a small collection of job postings to a global marketplace. a destination for millions and a boon foror backykyd commerce. but sometimes connections made on craigslist turn violent, even deadly. abc's geo benitez has this tragic and cautionary tale. >> reporter: when seven months pregnant, michelle wilkins responded to a craigs list ad for maternity clothes she thought shefd getting a bargain, never expecting what she says happened whehe she w wt to this house to make the purchase. >> she cut me. >> reporter: wilkins says she was attacked by the seller of the maternity clothes this woman, dinel lane, later arrested for the grisly attack, now on trial for attempted murder. wilkins' harrowing story of survival is part of a growing number of cases in which people are targeted by criminals, gravely injured, and in some cases murdered. all because they responded to an

in fact oveve 100 mururrs have recently been linked to chrisraigs list. last year these grandparents bud and june who thought they found their dream car on craigslist, instead shot in the head. >> you understand the charges against you? >> i understand. >> reporter: the alleged suspect johnny j. towns charged with murderer and prosecutors are eking the death penalty. >> who cut you? >> i don't know.>> okay, hold on. >> i responded to a craigs will it ad -- >> okay, hold on -- >> reporter: answer that craigs list ad took a horrific turn for wilkins when she says lane stabbed her across her stomach and cu unborn child out. the child did not survive. lane was quickly arrested and charged with attempted murder, assault, and unlawful termination of a pregnancy. she pleaded not guilty. >> miss lane did not intend to kill miss wilkins. >> reporter: closing arguments in lane's trial took place today

this after wilkins took the stand, recounting her harrowing ordeal. >> just kept saying, why, why are you doing this? and i just remember this one point where i was just holding my hand over my head and i just said, i don'ttnow why you're ing this, i love you. and she broke the bottle over my head and she said, "if you love me you'll let me do this." then she stabbed it into my neck. >> reporter: it's not just buyer beware on craigslist. sellers can also be at risk. i asked the defendant be held without bail onn the murder -- >> reporter: the so-callele craigslist killer, philip mark markov. 2009, he was a medical student at boston university when he allegedly found julissa bridgeman on craigslist advertising services as a masseuse. she was later found handcuffed and shot to death in a boston hotel.

custody about 4:00. philip markov was arrested for the murder of julissa brisman on april 14th. >> reporter: he was taken into custody after the surveillance footage was released showing him leaving the hotel where brisman's body was found. >> appears ms. brisman put up a fight, sustained blunt head trauma to her skull -- >> reporter: markov later connected to a string of similar assaults, handcuffing and robbing women advertising themselves on craigslist. he was caught on surveillance video at two more area motels. the women in those attacks survived. >> just a normal guy. i couldn't imagine he could do something like that. >> our top priority is holding philip markov accountable. he's a predator. >> reporter: markov, who was engaged to be married, committed suicide while in jail awaiting trial for the murder of brisman. a story so shocking it was made into a lifetime movie. "the craigslist killer." >> you'r'r under arrest for the murder --

craigslist says the overwhelming majority of craigslist users are trustworthy and well-meaning and the incidents of violent crime related to craigslist is extremely low. >> it's very anonymous, it makes our lives easy to find what we want right away, buy any time of the day. it also provides another avenue for bad guys to make us victims. >> reporter: former nypd detective warns about dangers lurking behind the screen. >> when you see some of these crimes happening you're not surprised? >> people take their safety for granted. they think, it's an official website. but you are responsible solely for your safety. >> reporter: when 23-year-old danielle jones needed a roommate she turned to craigslist. 35-year-old byron mitchell moved in only to allegedly turn violent within days, beating her so badly she is now in a coma. >> when they found her, she was desang desangui. nated, barely breathing. >> reporter: byron mitchell is

murder charges. he pleaded not guilty saying he acted in self-defense claiming she attacked him with a knife, something danielle's mother finds hard to bebeeve. >> self-defense would have been, punch her, give her a black eye. did he really have to do this? give her severe brain injury? >> reporter: danielle's family hopes her story can be a lesson for others about the dangers of craigslist. >> don't just trust anybody. there is really danger out there. >> reporter: her cousin caitlyn set up a go fund mee pagag to pay fofo danielle's care, already raisinggver $20,000. >> look what happened to daelle. it happens all the time. this isn't the only case this isust the only case that is so prominent because we're trying to do something about it. >> you have to be careful about who you let into your private life. and that's basically the bottom line in any of these incidents that we've seen. >> reporter: even the most careful can fall victim to criminals. charlene sanders and her h hband

craigslist to sell a family heirloom, this diamond ring. police say the female suspect and a man seemed interested and wanted to come into the family's home to talk price. that's when one man pulled a gun. two more stormed inside. the entire family, including the couple's sons, were tied up. >> they ripped my wedding ring off my finger. i kept saying, takak it, take anything you want. >> reporter: police believe this was the suspect's intentnt all long. that thehe were actually combing craigslist looking for a target. >> their intent was never to buy that ring, their intent was to commit a robbery. all four had weapons and the tools to tie evebody up. >> reporter: the couple's 14-year-old son tried to intervene, his father broke loose to help, and was shot and killed. defending his son. >> my husband was a hero. he always said he'd protect his family. he always told the boys he would protott his family. and he died protecting his family. >> reporter: the suspects were all convicted and are in prison. while craigslist asserts that

related to the site, they provide tips about meeting someone for the first time after connecting on the site. this is not something where you sell your goods on ebay where everybody has a registered name and you have a bank account attached to it. >> reporter: there are ways to safely do business on craigslist. first, always meet in public. >> whether it's in a diner, a coffee shop, something like that, where there's a l of people around. get to know this person, see if there's rapport. >> reporter: more and more police stations are setting up, change zones where people can meet and complete a deal safely. do your homework. >> google them. find out who they are. look at their photographs. >> reporter: watch out for red flags. even the-mail address the peon uses. see if they have something that you can verify. >> reporter: the jury is now deliberating dinel lane's fate. her attorney arguing she never intended to hurt michelle wilkins, her life forever changed by that craigs list meetup.

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it's generally not a topic tackled in a tv comedy. but list brutality is one of the subjects the hit sitcom "black-ish" is confronting. we take you behind the scenes with the actors who are part of one of the funniest and most

here's abc's deborah roberts. >> the svp of our new urban division, andre johnson!n! >> wait! did they just put me in charg of black stuff? >> reporter: for two seasons the johnsons on "black-ish" have left viewers in stitches. >> obama's the first black president? >> doing a bang-up job over here -- >> reporter: with an edgy take on being black and successful in america. >> you know what i miss? " "colored." >> reporter: the comedy isn't afraid to delve into controversy. race is front and center here. >> there's some things black people don't like to talk about. like if o.j. really did it. >> reporter: even this season's word. >> i don't get what the big deal is, my friends use the "n" word all the time. >> which friends? >> reporter: anthony anderson stars as high-level ad exec called andre, dre, who worrieses his privileged kid are out of touch with their roots and only

determined to keep it real in his household which opens the door to hot-button issues including another sensitive topic, an episode "hope" dealing with police brutality. >> this is the unarmed guy who was selling dvds, that guy tased 37 titis. >> is he okay? >> he got tased 37 times. so, you know. he's not great. >> reporter: tugh other sitcoms have taken on heated social issues, like "growing pains" with teens and alcohol -- >> yes. >> was sandy? >> yes. and driving. >> reporter: and "roseanne" with birth control. >> are you crazy? she wants me to take her get birth control and that's a good thing? >> reporter: few have handled race like "b"bck-ish." >> have you talked to your own kids about police and race i have. son, one day it's going to be thrown in your face how blaction you real are andhopefully i've prepared you with the tools to deal with that when that happens. >> if they get to trial you see

>> reporter: something he's learned from personal experience. >> i've had my run-ins on the receiving end of a billy club just walking down my street. they're looking for drug dealers. i was like, look at me. i'm coming home in dance ts from high school, from the performing arts. if i'm not really black could somebody please tell my hair and my ass? >> reporter: rainbow played by tracee ellis ross -- >> it seems perfectly appropriate for our show, for this family, we are a family living in this time. this is what's on the news, this is what's happening in our country. and this is something that this family would need to respond to. >> reporter: actor lawrence fishburne, who plays pops, sees this as an opportunity -- >> you really bring in the serious moments. >> we talk about trayvon, we talk about freddie gray, we talk about eric gardner. this is a conversation we're having in the country right now. >> if you have to talk to the cops there's only seven words you need to know.

you, sir. >> reporter: t t scene struck a ws for jennifer lewis who grew up near ferguson, missouri. >> i was warned as a child never to go to ferguson alone. that ferringguson had a movie theater. so ferguson was personal for me. >> reporter: kenya barris created "blackish" to fill w wt he said was a void on tv. >> there's so few examples of people of color on televisio a lot of times the few examples that are become sort of the voice piece for america. >> reporter: in fact, "black-ish" pride the itself on being politically incorrect. >> were you worried about the name "black-ish" in the beginning? >> i was worried about it and now i can't think of it being called anything else. >> that was the difference between us and "the cosby show." that's why i stuck to thth name blackishsh that was a family that happened to be black. this is about a family who's absolutely black. >> we want to know how you think

>> hm. probably just like that. >> reporter: some people of color say they're a little squeamish sometimes. they worry that getting close to stereotyping and also some of the subject matter. does it bother you that some folks find it a littltle uncomfortable? >> no, it doesn't bother me. that mea we're in our groove. that means we're doing what we set out to do. you know, any time that you're trying to say something of relevance and importance, it's going to make people uneasy. >> did you feel, when you were raising your kids and you are first generation successful, that there were times where they're just kind of blackish, not quite -- >> , yeah. my son came to me at 12 years old and said he didn't feel black. i understood where he was coming from, being a 12-year-old kid, born into privilege. and then my family still living in compton and in watts. and we see what's going on around did country with young black men. and that's not his experience.

the cornerstone of "black-ish." we got a taste during our set visit. >> as i said, we are moving on up. as they say on cribs, this is where the magic happens. >> reporter: for people who know the show the magic is inside dre's closet. >> all i'm concerned about are my shoes. >> this is crazy. >> reporter: anderson feels free to borrow his character's shoes, since he lends moments of his own life to the show. remember this episode? >> i want to have a bar mitzvah. >> that was a real event? >> that was a real event. son, we cannot have a bar mitzvah, that is not who we are. son, your friends are jewish, that's why they're having bar mitzvahs. and i was like, this is what we'll do. i will throw you a party. and you know what we'll do, we'll call it a bro mitzvah. >> reporter: the cast hoping these stories not only give viewers a laugh but somethihi to relate to as well.

that's relevance nating with the american people and the highest compliment i've ever received from my show is when i see your family up there, i see my family. >> reporter: for "nightline," this is deborah roberts in burbank, california. >> "black-ish" airs wednesday night at 9:30 right here on abc. > next, the visitor in this white house video couldn't help but dance when she met the president and the first lady. "beth" by kiss beth, i hear you calling... but i can't come home right now... me and the boyss are playing... ... all night text bh, what can i do... [siri:] message. pick up milk. oh, right. milk. introducing the newly redesigned passat.

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smiling. 106-year-old virginia mclaurin was over the moon when she was invited into the white house. >> she's 106! >> no, you are not. >> reporter: she was so excited she couldn't help but t nce. >> what' the secret to still dancing at 106? >> just keep moving. >> reporter: the video went viral, viewed more than 4 million times. such an encounter beyond a dream. >> i thought i would never live to get in the white house. >> well, you are right here. >> reporter: that white house dance party now bringing smiles so many people. > and i tell you, i am so happy. >> how sweet is she. tomorrow night we're going on a journey to africa. a look at the modern war to save an ancient animal. here's abc's t.j. holmes with a sneak peek into the wild.

po but they're facing extinction in the wild because of their highly coveted horns. i'm on patrol with rangers in the oldest game reserve in africa. >> what's a bigger@ threat to poachers? >> it's the poachers, definitely the poachers. they've got deadly weapons. >> reporter: tonight the rangers have air support. this is the latest attempt to south afriri. >> nighttime operations have always been very, very difficult. besides possibly meeting up with poachers you might be tracking, other dangers are the animals out there. you walk into a herd of buffalo, you're in big trouble. you probably are going to be dead. >> and there will be much more from africa tomorrow. tune into gma first thingng in the morning as we take y live on safari. tune in tomorrow night on nigig lin for an epi expedition for a series "into the wild."

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